The Dali Lama

A passage by the Dali Lame

We can conceive the nature of mind in terms of the water in a lake. When the water is stirred up by a storm, the mud from the lake's bottom clouds it, making it appear opaque. BUT THE NATURE OF THE WATER IS NOT DIRTY. When the storm passes, the mud settles and the water is left clear once again. So although generally we may suppose mind, or consciousness, to be an inherent and unchangeable entity, when we consider it more deeply, we see it consists of a whole spectrum of events and experiences.

This quote is something I always remind myself of whenever I get angry, sad, or go through what I feel is a rough time. We need to remind ourselves, we are ALIVE and that is INCREDIBLE! I always find myself saying I am having a rough day, or that my week sucked. In all honesty, I HAVE IT SO GOOD, MY LIFE IS AMAZING, and I try to remind myself that no matter what I go through.

Opening Day at Boreal

Today Boreal opened with a few features. It was a complete Shit Show and Fashion Show, but in all regards it was FUN. I didn't really care about the horrible sticky snow or the shit tons of people crowding all over the place, or even the dirt patchs and rutted out landings. It was fun. Instead of taking my camera out to get a few shots, I decided to just ride all day and have fun.

Snowboarding Already?

Boreal opens tomorrow, that's right! I will be there for opening day and the start off to the 09/10 year, WHO ELSE IS GONNA BE THERE?

Surf a River! In the Middle of Munich, Germany!

scope this website out http://www.juicemagazine.com/MUNICHSURFOPENRIVERSURF.html

Want to try something new? Such as surfing a river? You can surf a stand still wave in Munich, Germany. This wave is always pumping, and is always there to be shredded on! The river is called the Eisbach! The Eisbach is an artificial stream that runs through a main park in Munich. This wave is not for beginners!

EARLY SEASON

HELL YA!

Tahoe's Second Snow Day, Truckee's First!

Last night marked the second snow day in Tahoe, and today marked the FIRST snow day in Truckee. There is at least three inch's on Donner Pass and Boreal. Which will only help them open early, and help the rail jam go down!!! It was dumping today for a while and started to collect! Yay for snow!!!

September Snow; Tahoe's 1st Snow

September 30th was Tahoe's first dusting and snow fall. On that day I had to drive down to Reno for a few reasons, and saw that it had actually snowed, even with the weather men saying "20 % chance." It has been really cold and is starting to feel like winter. Boreal is even making snow and is looking to open early to mid October, weather permitting of course. There was snow on Tahoe Donner, over Donner Pass, on the tip of Northstar, and on Mt. Rose. Here are some photos.